Historypin’s Storybox

Increasing understanding and empathy amongst diverse groups of people

The Challenge

We live in increasingly divided communities where the perceived differences between groups with different backgrounds often outweighs what they actually have in common. This often leads to segregated groups of people with strong differing viewpoints and little empathy for others.

The Solution

Local story-sharing events that bring diverse local communities one story closer to each other. Community facilitators use a ready-to-go kit containing everything they need to run events, including our popular question cards, promotional materials, access to impact reporting tools and facilitation training.

“It is easy to facilitate yet it is very meaningful. It connects you with people in your community. I could really see it working in lots of different environments.”

Andrea, Partner of Historypin’s Storybox

“The game is a series of secrets and sensibilities shared – a prompt to pass from friend to friend, diving deeper.”

Daniel Johnson, Significant Developments

So far…

Concept and early prototypes tested across 20+ locations in the UK and USA

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Research

Comment

Lead Researcher Immy Robinson features in radio series The Fix,in which “12 of the country’s brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems” – this episode: rural isolation and loneliness amongst the elderly.

This report summarizes some of the core findings of the Cultural Heritage and Social Change Summit–themes that have also arisen in many other cultural heritage conferences and meetings over the past year: